Job Opportunity at ITU in Switzerland: Data Analysis

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Area

Western Europe

Host Country

Switzerland

Deadline

16 Mar 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Specialities

Information technology and computer science

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

ITU is offering a job opportunity to work as Data Scientist. The successful applicant will be responsible for developing partnerships and collaborates with relevant stakeholders within ITU as well as with international and regional organizations and other relevant entities and do all related works

Responsibilities:

Develops the ITU work programme on big data.
measuring the information society using big data and other new technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, block chain and IoT.
Develops algorithms for processing big data to be included in the ITU Manual on Big Data.
Tests and runs the algorithms.
Participates in the Division's technical cooperation activities by organizing and delivering training workshops and advisory missions
preparing methodological documents and tools related to big data
processes internal and external requests for statistics and answers queries related to methodologies and concepts applied to the data.
Participates in drafting country reports.
Develops partnerships and collaborates with relevant stakeholders within ITU as well as with international and regional organizations and other relevant entities
Represents ITU at international and regional meetings and seminars and prepares
identifies relevant topics and speakers
coordinates meeting documents and presentations.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills:

Applying Expertise; Effective Communication
Learning and Knowledge Sharing; Organizational Commitment
Results-Focused, and; Teamwork and Collaboration.
Planning and Organizing; Analysis, Judgment and Decision-Making
Networking and Building Partnerships.
Excellent understanding of statistics, data mining, statistical methods, tests, distributions, sample design, etc.
Excellent knowledge of Java, Python, Hadoop PIG.
Excellent knowledge of processing large scale unstructured data using Hadoop or similar platforms.
Good knowledge of GIS tools, such as QGIS or PostGIS, and of geographical attributes.
Proficient user of one or more statistical analysis tools (SAS, R, SPSS, etc.) and of SQL.
Knowledge of any other programming language used for processing big data would be an advantage.
Some knowledge about data visualization methods and tools, such as Tableau, QlikView or other.

Qualifications:

Advanced university degree in data science, computer science, computer engineering, information systems
Or a first university degree (Bachelor) in one of the fields above in combination with ten years of qualifying experience may be
At least seven years of progressively responsible experience in working with big data, data mining, parallel processing
Statistical analysis with specific results in academic research, private or public sector, including at least three at the international level.
A Doctorate in a related field can be considered as a substitute for three years of working experience.
Experience working with geographically distributed data and big data related to ICT topics would be an advantage.
Knowledge of one of the six official languages of the Union (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish) at advanced level
knowledge of a second official language at intermediate level.
Knowledge of a third official language would be an advantage.

About ITU:

ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs. Founded in 1865 to facilitate international connectivity in communications networks, they allocate global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, develop the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect, and strive to improve access to ICTs to underserved communities worldwide. Every time you make a phonecall via the mobile, access the Internet or send an email, you are benefitting from the work of ITU.

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